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Israeli troops appear to have halted their advance into Lebanon short of their original objective of the Litani River. But Israel’s government has not moved off its stated intention to reoccupy southern Lebanon, which it held from 1982 to 2000. When Prime Minister Mark Carney was asked for Canada’s response …
Read More »UN condemns Israel’s ‘unprecedented’ demolition of its Palestinian aid agency building in East Jerusalem
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Israel demolished structures inside the UN Palestinian refugee agency’s East Jerusalem compound on Tuesday after seizing …
Read More »Israel’s Netanyahu says he will meet Trump, second phase of Gaza plan ‘close’
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump later this month, saying a second phase of Trump’s Gaza plan was …
Read More »At least 4 countries pull out of 2026 Eurovision contest as Israel’s participation sows discord
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Public broadcasters from at least four countries — including Spain and the Netherlands — on Thursday pulled out of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after organizers decided …
Read More »Palestinian death toll tops 66,000 as Israel’s Netanyahu prepares to meet with Trump in the U.S.
Over 66,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday, a day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to the White House for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on halting Israel’s ongoing offensive in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu has come under heavy international …
Read More »Israel’s attack on Qatar was an escalation, but its invasion of Gaza City is even more consequential
Among the many uncertainties in the aftermath of Israel’s strike on Hamas’s leadership in Qatar, none looms larger than the future of its invasion of Gaza City. Israel’s government claims capturing the city is essential to defeating the remnants of Hamas, where many of its remaining fighters are believed to be …
Read More »Rare hit by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strikes Israel’s southern airport
A drone fired by the Houthi militants in Yemen breached Israel’s multilayered air defences on Sunday and slammed into the country’s southern airport, the Israeli military said, briefly shutting down commercial airspace and diverting flights over southern Israel. Israel said Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked with several drones, most of which …
Read More »Israel’s plan for ‘humanitarian city’ in Rafah sparks outrage
22 hours ago News Duration 5:57 Palestinians and human rights activists expressed alarm after Israel’s defence minister said he plans to move all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp at the southern tip of the war-battered enclave, according to Israeli media. Some said it would violate international law and amount …
Read More »Militarized Gaza aid system shows Israel’s continued use of starvation as weapon of war, Amnesty report says
A new Amnesty International report says the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation — a controversial U.S.- and Israel-backed group that took over aid distribution in the territory more than a month ago — uses a militarized aid mechanism that enables Israel to use starvation as a weapon of war and inflict genocide against Palestinians. The report published Thursday points …
Read More »Israel’s provocative settlement response may force Canada to back up its words
The Israeli government’s response to last week’s unprecedented joint statement by Canada, France and the U.K. could hardly be clearer, says former Canadian ambassador to Israel Jon Allen, now a senior fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School. “It’s basically telling the world that we don’t really care about …
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